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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:34:00
Sunday February 9, 2020
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Official Livestream
Flight F41.
The IGS-Optical 7 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) is the last of the third generation Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. The satellites are operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring. Reportedly these satellites are capable of achieving a ground resolution better than 40 centimeters.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
1,200 kilograms
41st
Mission
1st
Mission of 2020
9th
Orbital launch attempt